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Principles and Applications of Model-free Extremum Seeking – A Tutorial Review
Laurent Dewasme, Alain Vande Wouwer
June 27, 2025
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This article aims to tutorial a few important extremum seeking control approaches that can be used for the model-free optimization of industrial processes in various fields. The application of several methods is illustrated with a simple case study related to the production of algal biomass in photobioreactors. Other methods and applications are briefly reviewed.
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Biosystems, Optimization, Process Control
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Process Control
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Dewasme L, Wouwer AV. Principles and Applications of Model-free Extremum Seeking – A Tutorial Review. Systems and Control Transactions 4:1269-1274 (2025) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.104034
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Dewasme L: Systems, Estimation, Control and Optimization (SECO), University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium [laurent.dewasme;
Wouwer AV: Systems, Estimation, Control and Optimization (SECO), University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium [laurent.dewasme;
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Systems and Control Transactions
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2025
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